IRS-P5 Cartosat-1

The Indian Remote Sensing Satellite IRS-P5 Cartosat-1 has been successfully launched
into polar orbit on May 5, 2005. The payload was lifted by the PSLV-C6 and for the first
time the new Second Launch Pad at Satish Dhawan Space Centre was used.
The satellite has two panchromatic cameras that were especially designed for in flight
stereo viewing.